On this day: May 6

Babe Ruth hits his first home run, the Hindenburg goes down in flames, the four-minute mile barrier is broken, "I Love Lucy" goes off the air, and President Clinton is hit with a sexual harassment suit, all on this day.

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Sports Illustrated

1954: Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

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